1. Magical Critters and Monsters

2. The Furies Three female monsters of vengeance.
They pursued people guilty of horrible crimes.
Wings, bloody eyes
Greek: Erinyes
Roman: Dirae
Sometimes called “the Kindly Ones” (to protect yourself from their wrath!)

4. Satyrs Satyrs were goat/human hybrids Roman term: fauns
Associated with the gods Pan and Dionysus
Associated with nature and wilderness

6. Minotaur The Minotaur was a half-man, half-bull monster
Lived in a labyrinth on the island of Crete
Killed by the hero Theseus with the help of Princess Ariadne (who gave him string)

8. Centaurs Centaurs have the bodies of horses and the torsoes of men
Very wild and uncivilized
Chiron, trainer of heroes (including Achilles), was a different type of centaur who was very wise

10. Medusa Medusa was one of 3 Gorgons
She was cursed by Athena and changed from a beautiful woman into a horrible monster with snake hair
Her gaze turned people to stone
Killed by Perseus
Pegasus, the winged horse, sprang from her blood

12. Hydra Serpent-monster with multiple heads
Each head cut off grew 2 more
Killed by Hercules with help from his nephew: Hercules sliced and the nephew burned the stumps

14. Lotus Eaters
Inhabitants of an island where the magical lotus plant grows
The lotus causes sleepiness and lack of interest in doing anything
In the Odyssey, Odysseus has to rescue some of his men from the Lotus Eaters

16. Hades God of the underworld (not “hell”) Roman name: Pluto
Drew lots with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon to determine who would rule the sky, sea, and underworld
Not really “evil” in our modern sense